Hi, we are Storyteq! 👋🏼
Are you a class of 23/24 graduate with a passion for technology and a desire to kickstart your career in software engineering? Look no further! Storyteq is expanding, and we're thrilled to offer a unique opportunity for aspiring recent graduates to join our award-winning team.
Storyteq helps marketing and creative teams in top brands to scale their creative production and gain control over their marketing campaigns. Through our platform, our clients can streamline campaign workflows, automate their creative production through templates & AI and activate engaging campaigns that go to market faster. We believe creativity takes time, but creative production shouldn’t. Since 2016 our mission has been to revolutionise the way creative assets are created and used. Magic happens when we let technology empower creativity. Our endless curiosity and relentless commitment to our customers lie at the heart of our problem-solving approach. This shared mission is woven into our values: we take risks (be bold), thrive on change (move fast), and lead with trust (stay familiar).
About the job
As a Graduate Software Engineer at Storyteq, you will be part of a dynamic development team. You will have the opportunity to learn from experienced engineers and work on exciting projects that contribute to the growth and success of our platform. You will be involved in various stages of the software development lifecycle, including planning, design, coding, testing, code reviews, deployment and bug fixing. You will be working with cutting-edge technologies and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality software solutions. This is a great opportunity for a passionate and driven software engineer to kickstart their career in a fast-paced and innovative environment.
Key responsibilities:
- Collaborate with experienced engineers to develop high-quality software solutions that make marketeers working lives easier
- Participate in all stages of the software development lifecycle, including planning, design, coding, peer code reviews, testing, deployment, bug fixing
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of our development processes and tools
- Stay up to date with the latest software development trends and technologies
Requirements:
- Bachelor's (2:1 or above) in Computer Science, Software Engineering
- Experience with modern web development technologies
- Good knowledge of programming languages such as JavaScript, Java or other object-oriented languages
- Understanding of software development principles (e.g. SOLID, DRY) and the ability to write well structured code
- A proactive and tenacious attitude
- Great attention to detail with a strong desire to deliver high quality work
- Good aptitude for software engineering skills
- Good ability to understand and analyse problems and offer solutions
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- A great collaborator and team player
- Have a suitable remote working environment
Nice to have:
- Experience with Git based version control systems e.g. Github, Gitlab, Bitbucket
- Experience with Angular, React, Vue or similar
- Experience with Cloud Platforms Google Cloud, AWS, Azure
- Experience with relational or document store database technologies
- Familiarity with Agile development methodologies
The recruitment process:
- Closing date for applicants will be 26/04
- Successful candidates contacted between 29/04 - 03/05
- Qualifying calls completed between 13/05 - 24/05
- 1st stage interviews completed between 03/06 - 14/06
- Graduate Open Day at the Fort office in Birmingham at the end of June (date TBC)
- Start date in September 2024
Benefits
On top of a competitive salary, you can expect a whole load of perks:
- 25 days’ holiday + bank holidays – we understand the importance of you getting some down time.
- Annual Wellbeing Day – enjoy an additional day on us to look after your physical and mental wellbeing.
- Pension Scheme – helping you save towards your retirement home in the sun!
- Corporate Medical Cash Plan – claim back the cost of your medical treatments.
- So many savings – through our online community platform, you can access dozens of daily deals, from money off top brands to discounts on days out.
- Employee Assistance Programme – our people are at the heart of everything we do, so if you’re happy, we’re happy.
- Cycle to Work Scheme – save on the cost of biking to work.
- Monthly Employee Awards - Employee of the Month programme with £250 bonus
- Raising money for charity including a paid Volunteer Day – we’re all about giving back… and having lots of fun in the process!
- Referral scheme – know the perfect person to join the team? You could bag £1,000 for a putting a good word in.
- Wellbeing Programme – giving you the opportunity to join regular, interactive Wellbeing Workshops or join our 30 plus Wellbeing Champions.
- Enhanced Family Friendly Leave – support for you and your family to help you navigate through the craziness of family life.
We Value Diversity
We champion and welcome diversity in our workforce and ensure all job applicants receive equal and fair treatment, regardless of age, race, gender or gender identity, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or nationality.
We are not only committed to increasing the visibility and recognition of talent from under-represented groups within our organisation, but the wider industry too.
At the end of the day, we make sure we take time to look after ourselves, each other, and the planet, because we’re always stronger together.
ITG have a number of community groups available to employees and exist to offer a safe space for like-minded colleagues, with shared interests to connect, socialise and check in with each other.
